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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment560
Mean wage$78,277
Entry wage$60,444
10th percentile wage$57,974
50th percentile wage$79,887
90th percentile wage$100,666
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services29052.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services29078,289
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School (25-2032)
Teach occupational, career and technical, or vocational subjects at the secondary school level in public or private schools. Substitute teachers are included in ""Teachers and Instructors, All Other"" (25-3099). Excludes ""Special Education Teachers, S
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$79887.03 $61689.92  $18197.11
2016$78017.60+2.4%$60246.32 +2.4%$17771.28
2015$76522.05+2.0%$59091.44 +2.0%$17430.62
2014$75088.82+1.9%$57984.68 +1.9%$17104.15
2013$73655.59+1.9%$56877.91 +1.9%$16777.68
2012$72222.36+2.0%$55771.15 +2.0%$16451.21
2011$71100.70+1.6%$54904.99 +1.6%$16195.71
2010$69854.42+1.8%$53942.59 +1.8%$15911.83
2009$69106.64+1.1%$53365.15 +1.1%$15741.49
2008$67050.27+3.1%$51777.19 +3.1%$15273.08
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$79887.03 $48908.65  $30978.38
2016$78017.60+2.4%$47345.71 +3.3%$30671.89
2015$76522.05+2.0%$46354.57 +2.1%$30167.48
2014$75088.82+1.9%$45363.44 +2.2%$29725.38
2013$73655.59+1.9%$44448.55 +2.1%$29207.05
2012$72222.36+2.0%$43686.14 +1.7%$28536.23
2011$71100.70+1.6%$42999.97 +1.6%$28100.74
2010$69854.42+1.8%$42275.68 +1.7%$27578.74
2009$69106.64+1.1%$41703.87 +1.4%$27402.77
2008$67050.27+3.1%$40636.49 +2.6%$26413.78
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Norwich-New London$84,383260
Danbury$83,877150
Hartford$83,877930
New Haven$83,877420
Bridgeport-Stamford$79,887560
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$83,877930
Bridgeport-Stamford$79,887560
New Haven$83,877420
Norwich-New London$84,383260
Danbury$83,877150
Wages in other areas
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